Discover careers in psychology

Interested in how people think and behave? Find out about both clinical and non-clinical (organisational development) careers in the NHS. Book on Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust’s after-school talk to hear a range of experts talk about their real-life experiences, explore different career pathways and find out which role is right for you.

A BrigHT futures@BHT talk aimed at secondary school students.

AGENDA

4.45pm: Registration 

5pm:  Welcome – introduction to Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust and the different roles using psychology – Dr Clare Daniel, Chief Clinical Psychologist, Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust

How to become a Clinical Psychologist – Dr Laura Fisk, Clinical Tutor and Clinical Psychologist, The Oxford Institute of Clinical Psychology Training and Research, University of Oxford

Clinical psychology specialist area - Community Paediatrics – Dr Kevin Jones, Lead Clinical Psychologist for Community Paediatrics, Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust

Talking therapies – becoming a psychological wellbeing practitioner or cognitive behavioural therapist - Jessica Evans, High Intensity CBT Therapist, NHS Buckinghamshire Talking Therapies, Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust

Mental health nursing – Ernestina Amanfo, Senior Lecturer in Mental Health Nursing, Buckinghamshire New University 

Supporting employees in the workplace – how psychology can lead to careers in Organisational Development (OD) – Omar Sagripanti, Leadership Development Manager, Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust

Studying psychology at university – Dr Gina Ford CPsychol., AFHEA, Programme Lead BSc (Hons) Psychology, Chartered Psychologist, Buckinghamshire New University

Work experience and volunteering – Luisa Clarke, Schools Engagement Team, Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust 

Career question time – put your questions to our speakers

7pm: Close

FURTHER DETAILS ABOUT THE EVENT

• PARTICPANT AGE: This event is aimed at students in Year 7 and above at secondary school or college. Tickets are free and limited to one parent/carer to each young person. Over 16s are welcome to attend on their own with parent/carer consent. 
• VENUE: The event will take place in the Sir Henry Floyd Building lecture theatre which is round the back of Stoke Mandeville Hospital. See Google Maps for an exact location: https://goo.gl/maps/5K5i9RyKhtSUq3c48 or ask for directions at the welcome desk in main reception.
• ARRIVAL TIME: Registration is from 4.45pm and we recommend arriving early to find a parking spot, or you can get dropped off right outside the Sir Henry Floyd Building.
• PARKING: There is visitor parking around the back of Stoke Mandeville Hospital, with usual charges applying. (Please do not park in staff car parking.) See our website for details: https://www.buckshealthcare.nhs.uk/visiting-your-hospitals/visiting/stoke-mandeville-hospital/